Rio Rapids SC Forms 2 Year Sponsorship with Power Ford. “Youth soccer is about creating memories and building communities,” said Rob Sneed, General Manager, Power Ford. “We are extremely proud to partner with the Rio Rapids Soccer Club. Their commitment to developing leaders and helping each child fulfill his or her potential in our community is exciting.”

We are pleased to announce the hiring of Kiva Gresham as one of our full time Girls Directors starting August 1st 2018. Kiva, an Albuquerque native and graduate of Highland High School, also played for the Rio 89’s for her U15-18 years (where she was coached by current U15-19 Girls Director of Coaching Chris Brennan).

The Boys Elite Clubs National League (Boys ECNL) is excited to announce the creation of the Mountain Conference for the 2018-2019 season. With the addition of the Mountain Conference, and the previously announced new Mid-Atlantic Conference, the Boys ECNL will consist of seven conferences spanning the country next season.

Rio Rapids SC is proud to announce that 70 of its alumni (47 women and 23 men) were a part of college soccer programs throughout the country during the Fall of 2017. Eleven of these players helped their team reach the national tournament. Caitlin Christiansen (97’s) was the starting goalkeeper for the Hardin-Simmons University team that advanced to the NCAA Division 3 Final Four. Dominique Rivera (97’s) was a key contributor at Colorado School of Mines helping the team advance to the NCAA Division 2 Sweet 16.

Share Your Teams Story!

Does your team have a community event coming up? Did they recently win a big tournament they were in? Or do anything else relevant that the rest of the club should know about? We would love to share your team’s story with the rest of Rio Rapids and our community. If you have a story you feel would be great to share with the club please send photos and all information to Josh Gabaldon at riorapidssc@gmail.com

When you send photos please include the following:

Who – Who is in the post?

What – What is going on?

When – when did this happen?

Where – where did this happen?

Why – why is this relevant or newsworthy?

Club Overview

Rio Rapids SC has been serving the Albuquerque and surrounding communities for since 2001. New Mexico’s premier youth soccer club fielding boys and girls players 4 through 19 years old. Rio Rapids Soccer Club is a Non-Profit Soccer Club whose teams participate regionally in the Region IV Desert Premier Regional League, and locally in the Duke City Soccer League. Rio Rapids SC are members of the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association.

“Let Us Play” Initiative

Our Club aims to enable each player to fulfill his or her potential on and off the field. Players, parents, and coaches should feel confident that key areas of development—technical, tactical, academic, personal and social—are the primary concerns.

Thank you to our Premier Corporate Sponsors!

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Rio Rapids SC Overview

Serving the Albuquerque and surrounding communities for since 2001. New Mexico’s premier youth soccer club fielding boys and girls players 4-19 years old. Rio Rapids Soccer Club is a Non-Profit Soccer Club who participates in the Region IV Desert Premier Regional League and the Duke City Soccer League.